CSA Vegetables:
Gai Lan (Chinese broccoli)
Jalapeno peppers
Ingredient List:
¾ cup chicken broth
3 tbsp Chinese rice wine (preferably Shaoxing) or med-dry sherry
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ lbs gai lan
1 ½ lbs large shrimp in shell, peeled and deveined
1 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
1 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
2 tbsp fermented blackbeans, rinsed and chopped (I just use regular canned black beans)
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ fresh jalapeno chile, or to taste, cut crosswise into 1/8” thick slices
1 tsp Asian sesame oil
Directions:
1. Stir together broth, rice wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and salt in a small bowl until cornstarch is dissolved
2. Remove any bruised or withered outer leaves from gai lan. Trim and peel stalks, halving thick ones lengthwise. Cut crosswise into 2 ½” pieces, separating leafy parts from thick stems.
3. Cook stems in a 6-8 quart pot of boiling salted water uncovered, until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes
4. Add leafy parts and cook until all gai lan is tender, 3-5 minutes. Drain well, then pat dry. Transfer to a large dish and keep warm, loosely covered
5. Pat shrimp dry. Heat wok/panover high heat until a drop of water vaporizes instantly. Pour in peanut oil and coat pan. When oil begins to smoke, add ginger and stir fry for 5 seconds.
6. Add black beans, garlic, and Jalapeno and stir-fry 1 minute
7. Working quickly, add shrimp, spreading on bottom. Cook undisturbed for 3 minutes, then stir-fry until shrimp are just pink on both sides, about 1 minute more
8. Stir broth mixture, then add to shrimp and bring to a boil. Boil, stirring, 2 minutes.
9. Remove from heat and drizzle with sesame oil, then stir to combine. Pour over gai lan.